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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 23, 2022 NY A 7363 Prohibits Health Care Providers from Placing Home-Liens or Wage Garnishments in Collection of Medical Debt Bill Passed - House (106 - 41)
March 23, 2022 ID H 778 Amends Medical Debt Collection Process Bill Passed - House (57 - 13)
March 23, 2022 NY A 6052 Requires Residential Health Care Facilities to Update Residents, Family Members, and Guardians of Residents of the Presence of an Infection Bill Passed - House (145 - 2)
March 20, 2022 NH HB 103 Expands Medicaid Dental Benefits "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (237 - 100)
March 20, 2022 NH HB 1379 Amends the Department of Health and Human Services Immunization Requirements "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (169 - 164)
March 18, 2022 ID S 1381 Prohibits Vaccine Requirements for COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (45 - 23)
March 17, 2022 MN SF 2876 Extends COVID-19 Related Human Services Programs Bill Passed - House (87 - 46)
March 17, 2022 ID S 1285 Amends Law to Prohibit Local Regulations of Smoking Products Bill Passed - House (64 - 5)
March 16, 2022 NH HB 1495 Prohibits Requiring of Vaccine Documentation "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (179 - 153)
March 16, 2022 MI HB 5682 Increases Fines for Assaulting On-Duty Health Professionals, Medical Volunteers Bill Passed - House (88 - 16)
March 16, 2022 VT H 715 Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings Bill Passed - House (96 - 44)
March 16, 2022 CT HB 5271 Extends Loosened Regulations on Outdoor Dining Bill Passed - House (121 - 21)
March 15, 2022 VT H 606 Establishes Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection Act Bill Passed - House (98 - 42)
March 14, 2022 KY HB 215 Increases Penalties for Fentanyl "Traffickers" Bill Passed - House (82 - 12)
March 12, 2022 WV HB 4848 Amends Alcohol Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 37)
March 11, 2022 WY HB 131 Specifies Nuclear Energy Policy Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 15)
March 10, 2022 FL HB 3 Expands Police Recruitment Efforts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (114 - 3)
March 10, 2022 WY SF 86 Establishes Firefighter Emergency Wildfire Evacuation Plans Bill Passed - House (51 - 8)
March 10, 2022 WV SB 25 Establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act Bill Passed - House (58 - 40)
March 10, 2022 OK SB 1085 Establishes the Insurance Department Pharmacy Benefits Manager Revolving Fund Bill Passed - House (84 - 7)
March 10, 2022 WV SB 25 Establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act Bill Passed - House (58 - 40)
March 10, 2022 MD HB 52 Prohibits Sale of Certain Animal Parts, Products Bill Passed - House (125 - 14)
March 9, 2022 SD SB 24 Limits Cultivation of Cannabis Plants Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 19)
March 9, 2022 SD SB 24 Limits Cultivation of Cannabis Plants Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 19)
March 8, 2022 MS SB 2735 Specifies Freestanding Emergency Room Regulations Bill Passed - House (117 - 4)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/23 A 7363 Prohibits Health Care Providers from Placing Home-Liens or Wage Garnishments in Collection of Medical Debt Bill Passed - House (106 - 41)
3/23 H 778 Amends Medical Debt Collection Process Bill Passed - House (57 - 13)
3/23 A 6052 Requires Residential Health Care Facilities to Update Residents, Family Members, and Guardians of Residents of the Presence of an Infection Bill Passed - House (145 - 2)
3/20 HB 103 Expands Medicaid Dental Benefits "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (237 - 100)
3/20 HB 1379 Amends the Department of Health and Human Services Immunization Requirements "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (169 - 164)
3/18 S 1381 Prohibits Vaccine Requirements for COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (45 - 23)
3/17 SF 2876 Extends COVID-19 Related Human Services Programs Bill Passed - House (87 - 46)
3/17 S 1285 Amends Law to Prohibit Local Regulations of Smoking Products Bill Passed - House (64 - 5)
3/16 HB 1495 Prohibits Requiring of Vaccine Documentation "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (179 - 153)
3/16 HB 5682 Increases Fines for Assaulting On-Duty Health Professionals, Medical Volunteers Bill Passed - House (88 - 16)
3/16 H 715 Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings Bill Passed - House (96 - 44)
3/16 HB 5271 Extends Loosened Regulations on Outdoor Dining Bill Passed - House (121 - 21)
3/15 H 606 Establishes Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection Act Bill Passed - House (98 - 42)
3/14 HB 215 Increases Penalties for Fentanyl "Traffickers" Bill Passed - House (82 - 12)
3/12 HB 4848 Amends Alcohol Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 37)
3/11 HB 131 Specifies Nuclear Energy Policy Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 15)
3/10 HB 3 Expands Police Recruitment Efforts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (114 - 3)
3/10 SF 86 Establishes Firefighter Emergency Wildfire Evacuation Plans Bill Passed - House (51 - 8)
3/10 SB 25 Establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act Bill Passed - House (58 - 40)
3/10 SB 1085 Establishes the Insurance Department Pharmacy Benefits Manager Revolving Fund Bill Passed - House (84 - 7)
3/10 SB 25 Establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act Bill Passed - House (58 - 40)
3/10 HB 52 Prohibits Sale of Certain Animal Parts, Products Bill Passed - House (125 - 14)
3/09 SB 24 Limits Cultivation of Cannabis Plants Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 19)
3/09 SB 24 Limits Cultivation of Cannabis Plants Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 19)
3/08 SB 2735 Specifies Freestanding Emergency Room Regulations Bill Passed - House (117 - 4)

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